dpkg/man/822-date.1

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.TH 822\-date 1 "2007-01-24" "Debian Project" "dpkg utilities"
.SH NAME
822\-date \- Print date and time in RFC2822 format
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.SH SYNOPSIS
.B 822\-date
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.SH DESCRIPTION
.B 822\-date
displays the current date and time in the format described in RFC2822.
It does so by simply calling
.BR date (1)
with the \fB\-R\fP option.
.PP
.B Using 822\-date is deprecated since
.BR date (1)
provides the same functionality when called with the \fB\-R\fP.
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.SH OPTIONS
.B 822\-date
does not take any arguments or options.
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.SH BUGS
This facility really ought to be part of
.BR date (1).
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.SH SEE ALSO
.I Internet Message Format
(RFC2822),
.BR date (1).
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.SH AUTHOR
.B 822\-date
is a really simple wrapper around
.BR date (1).
By its simplicity, the code is probably not copyrightable and
should be considered to be in the public domain. This man page
was written by Frank Lichtenheld based on an earlier version
by Ian Jackson and was also put in the public domain.